On Monday 29 October 2001 08:26 am, you wrote: > Microsoft has backed off now, because of attention and articles. > (I may make a note of that in the warning.) > > It will be back when they can do it in a way that won't draw > attention to themselves. > > Mozilla is not significantly slower then IE, I have both and there > isn't much in it. >
Exactly what type of computer are you running? MSIE is MUCH faster than Mozilla. The browser is practically integrated into the OS, so it's naturally going to run faster. There have been benchmarks to prove it. If you like, I can dig some up. > IE6 is the first browser to come close to the standards, and it > doesn't support Java > applets or plugins unless you upgrade IE5.5 to IE6, then it keeps > the support, other > wise it does not. (but IE6 is no closer then Mozilla and supports > stuff that wc3 don't. > IE 5.5 supports HTML 4.x just fine. As did 4. I never (repeat, NEVER) came across a site that wouldn't display properly in IE 5.5, until Sridhar posted that one page with CSS. If you're using CSS, then, and only then, would a message be in order. Though make sure you point out that Opera has the same problem. > I am not stopping them from using IE, I am just warning them that > its not our choice > of browser and detailing some reasons why. > Frankly, I consider your pop-up idea to be a form of harassment. You are making a political statement when you should be thinking of intelligent ways to integrate IE into your webdesign. I don't want to be bombarded with pop-ups because you're too lazy or jaded to test out your site in IE. This is a HUGE step back you're taking. You are entitled to place a "best viewed with" text at the bottom of your page because I realize there's always going to be one browser that looks a little better than another, but to state that you won't even try and make your page viewable to roughly two thirds of the web population is ridiculous. This is about giving people a choice. This is why I'm upset as MS. It's not about herding people into a certain direction by using scare tactics. I haven't heard much in the way of truth from you *OR* them. > > We need to do something like this, we can't be underhanded about it > like them, but we > can't afford to sit by while they carry on.. > Do something about WHAT? I think the peanut gallery has spoken on the MSN.com scandel. Everybody agrees it was universally stupid of them and that they were full of crap. MSN.com still looks fine in Mozilla 0.95 as of five minutes ago. > who knows, if M$ .NET takes off, we may one day end up in a > situation where nothing not > IE will be able to browse any .NET supporting site... > Until that day comes, stick with the facts.... > Do you think they wouldn't do that if they could get away with > it???? > > This is very serious,, I really believe something like this is a > good way of educating > people... The truth always prevales, but only if people hear it. > Then start telling the truth. -- John Hokanson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations,analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallently. Specialization is for insects." - Robert A. Heinlein
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